Ilovethebomb comments on Books are generally better

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The Martian is one example where they're about equal.

It helps that it was a short book, so very little had to be left out.

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[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It also helps that Andy Weir is not good at writing prose, so his books work better as screenplays.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Reading it made me feel he wrote it specifically to be made into a movie.

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago

I had the same feeling when I was reading the Harry Potter books. Mind you, I only read the first three before tiring of them.

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[–] reptar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yup, that's my go to as well for "did right by the book".

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

I'm super stoked for the Project Hail Mary movie. But I was super disappointed in the trailer, because it shows the WHOLE freaking movie. If you haven't read the book, you're far better off skipping the trailer and going in blind.

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